Q: Is 2,277,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,277,072 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,277,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 112 126 144 162 168 189 216 251 252 324 336 378 432 502 504 567 648 753 756 1,004 1,008 1,134 1,296 1,506 1,512 1,757 2,008 2,259 2,268 3,012 3,024 3,514 4,016 4,518 4,536 5,271 6,024 6,777 7,028 9,036 9,072 10,542 12,048 13,554 14,056 15,813 18,072 20,331 21,084 27,108 28,112 31,626 36,144 40,662 42,168 47,439 54,216 63,252 81,324 84,336 94,878 108,432 126,504 142,317 162,648 189,756 253,008 284,634 325,296 379,512 569,268 759,024 1,138,536 and 2,277,072, with no remainder.

Since 2,277,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,277,072, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).